Cai Fa was enlightened at an early age, learned to remember, and was able to write poems at the age of seven. He read the books of Shi Cheng, Shao Shi and Zhang Shi intensively, and he can write their gains and losses. He is good at astrology, astronomy, geography, astrology and rivers. In middle age, Cai Fa traveled around the world, and later built a room in the sun of Wuyi, specializing in reading and teaching children. Cai Fa also has profound medical skills. He often tells people that "one must know geography and medicine".
Cai Fa is also a pioneer of prenatal education. Zhan Tiren recorded in the Table of Cai Mausoleum: Cai Fa "has a permanent statue of ancient and modern sages, which makes Zhan (Yuan Dingmu) watch it day and night, taking the heel as the wind of prenatal education." Therefore, Ji Tong (Ding Yuan) was born extremely clever, higher than the average child. " ? After Cai Fa gave birth to his son Ding Yuan at the age of 50, he devoted all his energy to his son's study and education. He repeatedly told his son, "Be honest and don't be greedy for money." As Zhu said, he educated his son not to be involved in fame and wealth and guided him to learn from sages. His son, Cai, lived up to expectations and became a scholar comparable to Zhu, surpassing Cai Fa in his achievements. Cai Fa's family style made one son (), three grandchildren (Yuan, Yuan, Shen) and four grandchildren (Ge, Mo, Hang and Quan) become great Confucians in the Southern Song Dynasty, internationally known as "Cai's four generations of nine Confucians", and Cai Fa was the beginning of nine Confucianism.
From the viewpoint of objective materialism, Cai Fa broke the ancient theocracy of "the sky is motionless" and "the sky is round and the place is round", and gathered the achievements of ancient Chinese scholars in observing astronomical phenomena. He observed the astronomical phenomena and ground motion for 1000 days, and published the General Theory of Astronomy and Astrology, which accurately expounded the laws of the earth, the moon and the sun, which was completely consistent with the current scientific understanding, not only 400 years earlier than Copernicus in the west, but also reached a certain level in depth and breadth.
Because China feudal society did not attach importance to science, it was replaced by westerners. His two books, A Brief History of Geography and A Brief History of Heluo, are included in A Brief History of Siku Quanshu. Emperor Yinfeng of Song Lizong wrote an imperial edict to Cai Fa, saying, "Cai Fa lives in seclusion, seeks ambition, is sincere in kindness, reads a lot of books, strengthens his ethics, expounds the teachings of Heluo, recites the inscription on Hengqu, and gives it to Prince Taibao." A poem said: "Outstanding talent, simple knowledge, broad origins, bright tomorrow, slightly weak Heluo, the gains and losses have been decided. Thousands of people are proud of the court training and heart-to-heart communication. It is elegant and unforgettable, although it is still in the past. " Zhu Zan said: "Cai Jiaozi, instead of taking profits, learns from sages, and his ambition is beyond the world." Cai Fa died at his home in Shaoxing (1 152) at the age of 64.
His son Ding Yuan is a great scholar who is proficient in Yi Li and Feng Shui. He is determined to find a treasure trove for his father. He and his friends went to Masha and Wuyishan, where he lived, and looked for Longdong everywhere. It was three years. One day, when Cai and his friends passed by, they found a dragon cave. When they were discussing with their friends, others heard about it and laughed at him and said, "If there are princes in the mountains, why don't you go home and bury them?" Cai smiled and said, "There is indeed royal land in the mountains, but it is not my home." The man said, "If it belongs to my family, I will give it to you." . Cai's fancy Longdong really belongs to that person. The man didn't break his word, but Cai paid the mountain money. Longdong was called "Tiger Out of the Forest", and the mountain behind Longdong was later called "Caijiashan". ? "The tiger comes out of the forest" is really a treasure trove of feng shui. Later, the Cai family gave birth to a room full of scholars and became a neo-Confucian. Of course, this is just what Mr. Feng Shui said. After finding Longdong, Cai returned his parents' bones to Chong 'an County, Wuyi Mountain, which is now Hongqiao Village, xingtian town, Wuyishan City, on December 9, the second year (1 166).
Although Hongqiao Village does not belong to Jianyang, it faces Jianyang Masha in the south and Jianyang Lukou in the east. At present, Caifa Tomb, Pingshan Lingquan, Zhou Xian Mi 'an, Nanshan Bookstore and Confucian Temple, as the existing important cultural relics of Zhuzi (Neo-Confucianism) in Wuyishan, are listed as county-level cultural relics protection units. (202 1、5、 14)